# N254Q: Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 1999-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 288
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1981
- Last registry action: January 20, 1999
- Mode S code: A267B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Weaver William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7025° N, 86.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46624, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=254Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254Q-1999-03-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Enstrom F-28A: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA078), May 5, 1979: Enstrom F-28A (N254Q), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790505036819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505036819A), May 5, 1979: Enstrm F28A (N254Q), Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Lost rudder control, made hard autorotation ldg. Rotor clutch failed due to overtorque and improper lubrication.
- [Incident 19780508032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508032629I), May 8, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N254Q), Houston, TX. Forced landing due to vibration. Connecting rod bolt had failed.

## Other aircraft with N254Q

- [Cancelled 2017-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254Q-2017-06-08): Grumman G-44, S/N 1210, built 1941. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Keybank Na - Personal Representative](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYBANK%20NA%20-%20PERSONAL%20REPRESENTATIVE), [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)

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